The extended portion of the Sundarbans is the Fatrar Forest or Fatrar Char (Fatrar Char) spread over an area of 9,97,507 acres to the west of Kuakata. Known as the second Sundarban, this Fatra has many mangrove plants like Gewa, Sundari, Keora, Fatra, Garan, Golpata, Bain etc. and animals and birds like monkeys, pigs etc. There are also several reptiles like snakes and snakes in this pasture. Like the Sundarbans, the Fatra plains are flooded twice a day by the tides.
As soon as you enter the Fatra Char canal, you are mesmerized by the dense green forest on both sides. Entering Charar, the first thing you see is a well-constructed pond and a rest house of the forest department. This pond is the source of fresh water for the temporary residents of Char. Generally, people do not live permanently in Fatra pastures except the forest guards of the forest department. There is a small beach on the eastern side of Char, at low tide you can easily swim at this beach.
When will you go to Fatra Char?
From November to March, grazing permits are available for just two hours.
How to go
If you want to see Fatra Char, you have to come to Kuakata first. A number of trawlers ply from Kuakata daily for Fatra Char at a fare of Tk 250 to Tk 400 per person (the fare depends on the season). Or you can reach Fatra forest in 2 hours with trawler reserve. Kuakata can be reached from Dhaka by river and road. Launch from Dhaka Sadarghat to Kuakata via Patuakhali or Barisal. And if you want to go by bus from Dhaka to Kuakata via Barisal. But considering the easiest and most comfortable, the river route is the best to go to Kuakata. From Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka, you can go to Patuakhali by launch and from there you can go to Kuakata by bus. Or you can go to Barisal by launch from Sadarghat and from there you can go to Kuakata by bus.